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12 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

5678! :P

"5-6-7-8"
 

It's time to begin
Now count it in
5-6-7-8

My boot-scootin' baby is drivin' me crazy
My obsession from a western
My dance-floor date
My rodeo Romeo,
A cowboy god from head to toe
Wanna make you mine?
Better get in line
5-6-7-8

My boot-scootin' baby is drivin' me crazy
My obsession from a western
My dance-floor date
My rodeo Romeo
A cowboy god from head to toe
Wanna make you mine?
Better get in line
5-6-7-8

Foot kickin'
Finger clickin',
Leather slapping
Hand clappin'

Hip bumpin'
Music thumpin'
Knee hitchin'
Heel and toe

Floor scuffin'
Leg shufflin'
Big grinnin'
Body spinnin'

Rompin', stompin', pumpin', jumpin', slidin', glidin',
Here we go

My boot-scootin' baby is drivin' me crazy
My obsession from a western
My dance-floor date
My rodeo Romeo
A cowboy god from head to toe
Wanna make you mine?
Better get in line
5-6-7-8

Tush-pushin'
Thunder-footin'
Cowgirl twistin'
No resistin'

Drums bangin'
Steel-twangin'
Two-steppin'
End to end

Hardwood crawlin'
Some four-wallin'
Rug cuttin'
Cowboy struttin'

Burnin', yearnin', windin', grindin',
Let's begin the dance again

You're mine, all mine now bubba
Gonna rope you in
So count me in
5-6-7-8

My boot-scootin' baby is drivin' me crazy
My obsession from a western
My dance-floor date
My rodeo Romeo
A cowboy god from head to toe
Wanna make you mine?
Better get in line
5-6-7-8

My boot-scootin' baby is drivin' me crazy
My obsession from a western
My dance-floor date
My rodeo Romeo
A cowboy god from head to toe
Wanna make you mine?
Better get in line
5-6-7-8

My boot-scootin' baby is drivin' me crazy
My obsession from a western
My dance-floor date
My rodeo Romeo
A cowboy god from head to toe
Wanna make you mine?
Better get in line
5-6-7-8
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2 hours ago, Cloudinspector said:

This boat is slightly older than the owner claims as there are photographs of it being built in 1971, unless 1974 is the completion date. This boat was unusual in that it was built on frames across the hold of the unconverted exF.M.C. Ltd.. wooden motor CARP, and there are photographs of it passing through Lapworth locks during this period. CARP 2 was originally powered by a 6 cylinder Perkins that made around 100hp !

The exF.M.C. Ltd.. wooden motor CARP has not faired so well, and its remains are in the mud below Thames lock, Brentford - although the National 2DM out of CARP lives on in TUG No. 2 (exG.U.C.C.C. Ltd. ALGOL) :captain:

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I seem to remember that Carp was owned by a chap called Graham in the1970's. He used to lockwheel for us on the lime juice. Whatever happened to him. I also remember that it ended up at Brentford at John Wooleys yard. Whatever happened to John. I used to work for John in the early 1980's. Is carp still at Brentford?

Carl

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The boat for sale is "Carp 2",  i remember it was at Oxford just after the first lock from dukes cut (agenda 21 moorings) in the mid 90s with a 6 pot Perkins in it. Last time I saw it was about 10 years ago at Boobun by the dry dock beside the top lock (Jem Bates). Advert says Herts so probably still there and the photo looks like the same place.

 

Pete Harrison mentioned earlier that the remains of FMC Carp are in the mud at Brentford.

 

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11 hours ago, Cloudinspector said:

I remember this boat when new, it was moored at Stoke Bruerne at the time. I was told a lot of the boat was not proper hardwood, although I have no idea if that was true. Certanly an eye catching design at the time.

Here it is in 1973:

 

GUC STOKE BRUERNE TUG CARP.jpg

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8 minutes ago, Laurence Hogg said:

I remember this boat when new, it was moored at Stoke Bruerne at the time. I was told a lot of the boat was not proper hardwood, although I have no idea if that was true. Certanly an eye catching design at the time.

Here it is in 1973:

 

GUC STOKE BRUERNE TUG CARP.jpg

Judging by the asking price I would think that much of the wood might be very soft!

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